Gov. Katie Hobbs’ allies think she’s rejecting “partisan junk.” Her GOP opponents see a “lack of communication.”

Gov. Katie Hobbs set a new record for the number of bills vetoed in a single session: 178. The governor this week finished her review of all the bills passed by the Arizona Legislature, which ended its session Friday.

In Arizona, a divided state government means elected leaders spend a lot of their time blocking one another’s policy proposals instead of creating bipartisan compromise.  Democrat Gov. Katie Hobbs signed into law 265 pieces of legislation that had bipartisan support,

Gov. Katie Hobbs joins The Gaggle to talk about what she passed, her relationship across the aisle and her plans heading into a reelection year.

Gov. Katie Hobbs on Tuesday vetoed legislation designed to help Arizona expedite results. The governor said she could not accept a provision she said could penalize some voters who wait until the last minute to cast their ballots.

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has now rejected 160 of the measures approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature so far this session.

Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has used a guiding principle to navigate policy spats with the GOP-controlled Legislature during her first term: If you can’t beat them, veto them.